The Man who Changed the World: The Lives of Mikhail S. GorbachevMikhail Gorbachev's influence on recent events in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and the entire world is nothing short of astounding. But, until now, very little has been known about Gorbachev the man. Gail Sheehy presents the most intimate, comprehensive, and lively account ever published about this intriguing world figure. 16 pages of halftones. |
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... leaders have based their authority on their military prowess . Greek and Roman societies were dominated by the warrior - leader . Alexander , riding into combat on his great steed Bu- cephalus , found the test of leadership not in ...
... leaders have based their authority on their military prowess . Greek and Roman societies were dominated by the warrior - leader . Alexander , riding into combat on his great steed Bu- cephalus , found the test of leadership not in ...
Page 192
... leader in the information age is theatricality . Alexander was an actor of con- summate skill , and theatricality has always been an important ele- ment of any leadership style . In a world connected by satellite , the leader who first ...
... leader in the information age is theatricality . Alexander was an actor of con- summate skill , and theatricality has always been an important ele- ment of any leadership style . In a world connected by satellite , the leader who first ...
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... leadership to improve people's lives and the erup- tion of ethnic conflicts had so sharply polarized Soviet society , Gorba- chev was satisfying neither the reformist radicals nor the traditional- ist conservatives . His most ardent ...
... leadership to improve people's lives and the erup- tion of ethnic conflicts had so sharply polarized Soviet society , Gorba- chev was satisfying neither the reformist radicals nor the traditional- ist conservatives . His most ardent ...
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